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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 117428

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Waltham Cross · EN8 8LU

Ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

1.11 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.7%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
187

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.11 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
70
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

198 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
198
Boys / girls
107 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
198 / 210 (94%)
Free school meals
21.2%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Albans
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Chaloner

Location

Address
Longlands Close, Crossbrook Street, Holy Trinity School
Postcode
EN8 8LU
Town
Waltham Cross
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, 198 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.

Open schools in Waltham Cross
24
Primary schools in Waltham Cross
18
Academies among open schools in Waltham Cross
38% (9)
Open schools in EN8
16
Primary in EN8
12
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS258%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand0.93

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    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM7.7%
    • Demand1.30

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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS232%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand0.93

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.86

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  • Hurst Drive Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM31.1%
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  • Millbrook School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.0%
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  • Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand1.27

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  • Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Waltham Cross · EN8 7QG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah Chaloner
Telephone
01992622180
Website
www.holytrinity.herts.sch.uk/

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